Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months agoSemi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanupwww.thedrive.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down12
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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up48·2 months agoNope. Copper and nickel. “Modern dimes are made of an outer cladding of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with an inner core of pure copper. “ https://www.chroniclecollectibles.com/what-is-a-dime-made-of/
minus-squareJay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoAh well that sucks. Canadian dimes are magnetic, I thought it may have been similar.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIs nickel not magnetic? I guess the outer cladding must be pretty thin.
minus-squareDoubleSpace@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoNo US coins are attracted to magnets.
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAlso iron/steel are difficult to mold.
minus-squareGrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoExcept for the steel penny they made for one year.
Nope. Copper and nickel.
“Modern dimes are made of an outer cladding of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with an inner core of pure copper. “
https://www.chroniclecollectibles.com/what-is-a-dime-made-of/
Ah well that sucks. Canadian dimes are magnetic, I thought it may have been similar.
Is nickel not magnetic? I guess the outer cladding must be pretty thin.
No US coins are attracted to magnets.
Probably to prevent rust?
Also iron/steel are difficult to mold.
Except for the steel penny they made for one year.